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Delhi sets 2026 air quality targets, plans 15% reduction in average AQI

The air quality index (AQI) was 214 (poor) at 9am on Saturday. (HT file photo)

Updated 157 days ago

Toxic smog engulfs Delhi; AQI expected to remain ‘severe’ for coming days

New Delhi, India – Dec. 20, 2025: A passenger train moves through dense fog on a cold winter morning at Tilak Marg station in New Delhi, India, on Saturday, December 20, 2025.

Updated 207 days ago

Delhi’s air quality ‘severely’ toxic for third straight day | Worst-hit areas

Delhi battled toxic fumes on Monday as the air quality stayed in the 'severe' category with a reading of 457 by 6:00 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.

Updated 213 days ago

Delhi's air turns hazardous again with 19 stations breaching ‘severe’ mark

Delhi AQI: People make their way through dense smog on a cold morning along NH-24 in New Delhi, India on December 2, 2025.

Updated 225 days ago

Another day of noxious air for Delhi as AQI nears ‘severe’, no relief in sight

People raise slogans during a protest against worsening air quality in the national capital, at the India Gate, in New Delhi, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025.

Updated 234 days ago

Delhi air pollution protest turns chaotic; agitators use chilli spray on police

Police and security personnel detain a protestor during a protest against worsening air quality in the national capital, near the India Gate, in New Delhi, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025.

Published 235 days ago

Delhi AQI stays ‘very poor’, Ghaziabad hits ‘severe’ level amid winter chill

Garbage burns along South Side GT Road in the Industrial Area near Vijay Nagar, sending up black smoke and adding to rising pollution levels in Ghaziabad,

Updated 240 days ago

No Wi-Fi, limited phones: AQI triggers hybrid schooling, and that triggers chaos

As AQI worsens, Delhi’s hybrid schooling turns chaotic for students and staff

Updated 241 days ago

Delhi's pollution driven largely by PM10, 62 hotspots identified: Sirsa

A metro train moves along the tracks near NH-24, shrouded in dense smog as air pollution continues to grip the area, in New Delhi, India, on Saturday, November 15, 2025.

Updated 243 days ago

Delhi AQI remains ‘very poor’; minimum temperature recorded at 10.2°C

The outlook for the subsequent six days is that the air quality is likely to be in the very poor to severe category. (ANI photo)

Updated 244 days ago

Delhi’s air quality ‘severely’ toxic for third straight day, smog chokes skies

Commuters make their way amid low visibility as air quality continues to deteriorate in Delhi-NCR, in Gurugram, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025.

Published 245 days ago

Delhi AQI: Minor relief but air still toxic in smog-choked city, GRAP 3 on hold

People hold placards as they protest against the worsening air quality in the national capital, at the India Gate, in New Delhi, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025.

Updated 248 days ago

22 stations log ‘severe’ AQI in Delhi: Most to least polluted areas listed

Data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)’s Sameer app showed that at 8 am, 23 out of the 39 active air quality monitoring stations were in the ‘severe’ category.

Published 249 days ago

Delhi AQI almost 400 as toxic air chokes city but GRAP 3 held back | Key points

Delhi’s overall air quality early Sunday stood at 392, in the ‘very poor’ on Sunday

Updated 249 days ago

Delhi fog: 41 trains delayed, AQI spikes to 'very poor' level

Train seen in morning fog and rain ar Dwarka , in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, January 16, 2025.

Updated 543 days ago

AQI at this Delhi weather station above 1500 | Check most polluted areas

Men play badminton at Lodhi Garden while the sky is enveloped with smog.

Updated 605 days ago

AQI still ‘severe’ in smoggy Delhi, Haryana allows partial school closure

An Anti smog truck spraying mist to settle down the dust particles after the AQI in Delhi is increased at Kartavya Path in New Delhi

Updated 606 days ago

Delhi chokes under toxic smog, AQI over 1,000 in these areas

Sky enveloped with smog after Delhi's air quality turns "hazardous" due to alarming air pollution.

Published 608 days ago

GRAP 3 curbs in Delhi amid ‘severe’ AQI | What's allowed, what's not

Delhi recorded 'severe' air quality on Thursday.

Updated 609 days ago

Delhi AQI alert: Expert tips for healthy eyes, skin and throat

Expert tips for healthy eyes, skin and throat amid Delhi's rising AQI

Published 630 days ago

Delhi govt to procure drones to ‘spray’ mist at pollution hot spots

An EDMC truck sprinkles water on the road to curb pollution in morning near Laxmi Nagar. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

Updated 640 days ago

GRAP Stage-III imposed in Delhi-NCR. What is allowed, what is banned?

The order said that the Stage-III curbs were in addition to the restrictions under Stage-I and Stage-II of GRAP. (HT Photo)

Published 937 days ago

Delhi AQI below 200, GRAP measures yet to kick in

Forecasts by the Early Warning System show that the city’s AQI is likely to remain below 200 till at least October 10. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated 1018 days ago

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